Southern Divinity, Scorpio Province!
The Prefectural City glowed as a middle-aged man came out from the Teleportation Formation. He had a hideous scar on his face and a fierce look in his eyes. He was covered in armor. Clearly, he was not a kind man.
The middle-aged man took a look and went to a nearby Teleportation Formation. While walking, he took out a map and murmured, "Soon. I will be at the Sunset City in a dozen more times."
The Sunset City was a large city, the one closest to the Chamber of Relics.
That man was Lu Li. Everyone at the eastern Divinity was looking for him, but he had taken Teleportation Formations to the southern Divinity.
Lu Li was here because he wanted to pay his respects to Patriarch Gu.
Patriarch Gu was his real teacher and he owed him a great debt of gratitude.
Now that he was back in the Divinity, he would feel guilty if he did not pay his respects.
Also, there were too many powerful warriors at the eastern Divinity and too many scouts. He would be exposed if he went there. Therefore, he came to the southern Divinity and asked them to search there.
He did not know where to go recently. He might as well take a look.
After seven or eight rounds of teleportation, he found a tavern to rest and went to the Wicked Bead directly.
Lu Li did not let Chi Xi-er out because he was in a hurry and could run into danger at any time.
But he would go to the Wicked Bead whenever he had the time so that Chi Xi-er would not be lonely.
Chi Xi-er was cultivating. She did not even know that Lu Li had come.
Lu Li sat with his legs crossed next to her. Looking at her beautiful profile, Lu Li smiled out of instinct.
This lovely lady could always awaken a man's desire to protect her. He did not want her to suffer any harm.
Lu Li rested in the Wicked Bead for half a day and then went out.
Over the past few months, Craftsmen's Sect could not track him down, which reassured him.
At least, as long as he did not expose himself, he should be safe.
Craftsmen's Sect was not omnipotent. The Cabinet of Mystery might not be able to track him down either. Otherwise, the pursuers would have come a long time ago.
After seven rounds of teleportation, Lu Li stood in the Sunset City. He was familiar with the city.
The city looked the same. Back then, Jiang Xinghe and Patriarch Gu were assassinated here, but the city was not affected.
Lu Li did not stop or teleport to the Valley of Relics. Instead, he left the city and sneaked toward the Valley of Relics.
The Valley of Relics was not far from the Sunset City. In a couple of hours, Lu Li arrived.
He did not dare to enter rashly. Instead, he circled around the area a few times, and after confirming that there were no scouts lying in ambush, he revealed himself.
He disguised himself as a middle-aged merchant and swaggered toward the Valley of Artifacts.
From the outside, the Valley of Relics looked the same. On the wall at the entrance stood rows of warriors. But when Lu Li looked up, he noticed something different.
The spirit of these soldiers was clearly different from before. In the past, everyone had a proud expression on their faces, and they stood upright, dignified and domineering.
Right now, the soldiers were rather listless. Two of them were even leaning against the city walls and chatting softly.
"Who is it?"
When Lu Li got closer, a sergeant shouted. The other sergeants turned to Lu Li. They were surprised to see that Lu Li looked like a businessman.
Lu Li cupped his fists and said, "I am Gongsun Yang. I want to buy some Relics from the Chamber of Relics!"
"You want to buy Relics?"
The warriors looked at each other. One of them asked, "Are you sure you are here to buy Relics?"
Lu Li blinked and nodded. "If I am not here to buy Relics, why would I come here to drink tea?
Open the gate and show me to your chief. "
"Yes, lord, please wait a moment!"
Several warriors came down from the city wall and opened the gate with great enthusiasm.
Lu Li followed them in, confused. Since when did people from the Chamber of Relics become so easy to talk to?
Walking into the familiar Mystical Valley, what greeted their eyes was a scene of desolation. Many castles had actually been destroyed and had not been repaired.
More importantly, there were not many people in the Chamber of Relics. Lu Li used psychic power to check. There were only hundreds of people!
"Um …"
Lu Li could not help but exclaim. How lively was the Chamber of Relics?
There were tens of thousands of disciples, warriors, and servants in total.
The Valley of Relics was as lively as a small city. How many years had passed, and it had become so dilapidated?
No wonder the warriors were surprised when they heard that someone was here to buy Relics.
How could a Chamber of Relics with only hundreds of people make high level Relics?
"What is going on?
Isn't the Chamber of Relics affiliated with the Craftsmen's Sect?
Did the Craftsmen's Sect abandon the Chamber of Relics? "
Lu Li could not figure it out. He followed the warriors in silence. Along the way, he saw the Valley of Relics, which was both familiar and strange. Somehow, he felt he was back in the old days.
He thought of Qian Huanhan. Where was he now?
How was he doing?
The warrior showed Lu Li to the main hall. An old warrior served tea and said with respect, "Lord, please wait a moment. Our Chief will be here soon."
"Chief?"
Lu Li was curious. Back then, Patriarch He had appointed Jiang Zuqiang as the Chief.
But Lu Li had messed things up. Which patriarch was appointed as the Chief?
Wasn't this new Pavilion Master too useless?
He had let the Chamber of Relics fall into such a miserable state. Jiang Xinghe would be heartbroken if he knew this in the afterlife.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle ~"
Lu Li heard some footsteps in the corridor. He looked up and was surprised. It was a lady, someone he was familiar with, Jiang Ruodan!
"Lord Gongsun, this is our Chief, Master Jiang!"
The old warrior introduced Lu Li and then said to Jiang Ruodan, "Chief, this Lord Gongsun wants to buy some Relics."
It had been years since they last met. Jiang Ruodan had matured. She was no longer frivolous and childish. But she was still as beautiful as before. She bowed to Lu Li and said, "Lord Gongsun, what Relics are you looking for?
We can only make high quality Relics. If you need, I think we can work together. "
"High quality Relics?"
Lu Li was even more surprised. There were so many patriarchs in the Chamber of Relics and all of them could make supreme Relics.
Now, they could only sell high quality Relics. Were all the patriarchs gone?
Lu Li could not help but check with psychic power. None of the patriarchs were here except for the young craftsmen.
He thought for a while and said, "Master Jiang, I have a question. There were so many craftsmen in the Chamber of Relics. How come none of them are here?
I want to buy supreme Relics. I am not interested in high quality Relics. "
"Lord, you don't know?"
Jiang Ruodan frowned. She was sure that Lu Li was confused. She said bitterly, "Thirty thousand miles to the west of the Chamber of Relics, there is a Hall of Relics.
Almost all the patriarchs of the Chamber of Relics have gone there. Lord, if you want to buy supreme Relics, you will have to go to the Hall of Relics. "
"What?"
Lu Li sensed something was off. A glint of coldness rose in his eyes as he asked, "Who is the Chief of the Hall of Relics?"
Jiang Ruodan hesitated for a moment before she answered, "Jiang Zuqiang!"
"I see …"